Aggies Open San Juan Shootout Against LSU - NMSU Aggies

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Opening Tip

The New Mexico State women's basketball team will be headed to Puerto Rico as they compete in the San Juan Shootout. The Aggies will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico with nine other programs, including No. 24 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast. To open the shootout, the Aggies will face LSU on Nov. 26, at 12:30 p.m. MT. NM State will follow up with a contest versus Tennessee Tech 24 hours later. Both games can be viewed via FloHoops.com.

This will mark the first time in NM State history that the Aggies will share the court with either the LSU Tigers or the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

Scouting the Tigers | Roster | Schedule | Statistics

Louisiana State University makes the trip into the Caribbean Sea after taking down Tulane at home, 75-58. Early in the year, the Tigers are led in scoring by Khayla Pointer who averages 15.5 points per game. Alexis Morris also scores in double-digits, posting 11.3 points per contest through the first four games. Down low, 6-2 forward Autumn Newby comes in as one of the top rebounders in the SEC as she averages 10.3 boards.

The meeting with LSU will also mark the first time that the Aggies have shared the floor with an SEC school since they took on Vanderbilt on Dec. 29, 2015. With a win over the Tigers, this Aggie squad would be the first NM State team to beat a Power Five program since Nov. 28, 2009, when Darrin Spence led the Aggies to a win over Michigan (72-67) inside the Pan American Center.

Scouting the Golden Eagles | Roster | Schedule | Statistics

After opening the year 2-0, Tennessee Tech heads to Puerto Rico on a two-game losing streak, falling at the hands of Middle Tennessee most recently. Guard Anna Jones has been TTU's star, leading the Golden Eagles in both scoring (13.3 PPG) and rebounding (8.8 RPG). Junior Jada Guinn has also been a leader on the offensive side of the ball as she has poured in 9.8 points per game through the first four tilts.

Prior to meeting up with NM State, the Golden Eagles will take on No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast in their San Juan Shootout opener on Friday, Nov. 26.

Last Time Out | NM State 61, at UTEP 76 | Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

The Aggies dropped the first installment of the Battle of I-10 of the 2021-22 season. Turnovers seemed to be the difference-maker in El Paso as the Aggies turned the ball over 28 times, leading to 32 Miner points. The Miners also overpowered the Aggies in the paint, outscoring NM State 42-26.

Individually, senior guard Tayelin Grays led the way with 15 points while adding five boards. Two other NM State guards reached double figures as Taylor Donaldson finished with 13 points and Molly Kaiser totaled 12 points in the loss.

Up Next

Upon returning from Puerto Rico, the Aggies have a three-game stretch in which they'll see UTEP once and New Mexico twice in the span of just five days. On Wednesday, Dec. 1, NM State returns to the Pan Am in hopes to even the season series with UTEP. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

Sprinting Out of the Gate

The Aggies toppled Western New Mexico in their season opener, winning by a margin of 54 points. This marked the first 50-plus point win since last November when they derailed Park Gilbert, 92-38. Also, five Aggies reached double-digit scoring for the first time since Nov. 26, 2018, when they did so in a win over Northern New Mexico.

In the blowout win, the Aggies were led by Molly Kaiser who finished with a career-high 18 points. Oklahoma State transfer Bigue Sarr also had a productive night, posting 16 points and grabbing six boards in just 16 minutes of action.

2020-21 Highlights

- Finished the regular season riding a three-game winning streak.

- Aaliyah Prince was name Second Team All-WAC and earned WAC All-Defensive Team honors.

- Took down No. 5 Seattle U in the opening round of the WAC tournament as Shania Harper posted a season-high 15 points.

Sights on Six

NM State will seek its sixth WAC regular season title since the 2014-15 season. The Aggies are 80-18 in conference play across the past seven seasons.

Preseason Picks

NM State was picked to finish in seventh place in the WAC Coaches' Poll while the media selected the Aggies to land in sixth this season.

The WAC media also selected junior guard Soufia Inoussa to the Second Team All-WAC list.

Bringing Home the Hardware

Following her final season with the Aggies, Aaliyah Prince earned Second Team All-WAC and WAC All-Defensive Team honors. Prince finished the season ranked 11th in the league in steals per game while ranking 13th in points per game.

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